Our structure

The Board of Directors is accountable through our Shareholder Ministers to the Australian Government for the proper and efficient performance of our functions. They make decisions on organisational direction and strategy, largely through our Corporate Plan. More information about our Board of Directors, related committees and director profiles is set out in Part 3 of this report.

An Executive Group comprises the most senior staff in the organisation and supports the Managing Director in fulfilling our role. Details of each member and their responsibilities is set out later in this section.

The Executive Group's broad purpose is to provide leadership, guide performance and ensure accountability for our activities. It meets regularly to discuss topical and operational issues. Members also meet periodically to discuss strategic matters, key issues and to consider new policies and initiatives.

Figure 1 (page 17) shows our links to the Australian Government as at 30 June 2015.

Figure 2 (page 18) shows our organisational structure as at 30 June 2015.

Executive Group profiles and responsibilities (alphabetical order)

Ms Jo Abbot
BCom and CA

General Manager, Finance

The General Manager, Finance has strategic oversight of organisational fiscal management and is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance in relation to financial and taxation matters. The division is responsible for budgeting, related systems and reporting; providing financial and taxation advice to support the broader business; and optimising financial returns to shareholders in line with our Corporate Plan objectives.

Mr Elvio Bechelli
BBus and CPA

General Manager, Portfolio Management, Marketing and Strategic Projects

The General Manager, Portfolio Management, Marketing and Strategic Projects is responsible for the management of our SLB program, including all sales and marketing activities. He also has oversight of strategic projects and programs, including expansion of our apartment portfolio, research services, and providing support to the Chief Operating Officer in relation to financial management and sourcing alternate funding methods.

Mr Jon Brocklehurst
BSc (Economics and Accounting) and CA

Chief Financial Officer/Head of Corporate Services

The Chief Financial Officer/Head of Corporate Services is responsible for the delivery of corporate services across the organisation (e.g. finance, human resources and information technology), as well as ensuring sound organisational corporate governance and effective risk management. He is also accountable for ensuring responsible fiscal management, capital planning and investment management of the organisation's strategic property portfolio.

Mr Steve Collins
BBus, CPA and Certificate of Registration (Property)

General Manager, Business Development Unit

The General Manager, Business Development Unit is responsible for business development, including acquisition of undeveloped land; retail (serviced) land lots; house and land packages; and completed dwellings in line with organisational provisioning targets and Corporate Plan objectives. The division is also responsible for directly leasing properties from owners and negotiating lease extensions and renewals with existing lessors.

Ms Madeline Dermatossian
DipLaw, Executive Management Program (Harvard Business School) and MAICD

Chief Operating Officer

The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for the delivery of operational programs and projects across the organisation. This includes property provisioning (land acquisition and property construction, development, acquisition, leasing and upgrades); property and tenancy management; SLB and surplus property sales; and strategic projects such as housing services for single ADF members.

Mr John Dietz
BEc, BSc and MPRM (in progress)

General Manager, Property Provisioning Group

The General Manager, Property Provisioning Group is responsible for managing residential development, retail construction and upgrade programs that support organisational provisioning targets and business objectives. The division is responsible for design and construction specifications; tendering; contract management; project management; development marketing and industry certification and/or recognition.

Mr Vern Gallagher
BSc (Physics), GradDipMgt, GradDipHRM

General Manager, Strategy and Innovation

The General Manager, Strategy and Innovation is responsible for developing and maintaining major stakeholder relationships, including the DoD, all levels of government, and private sector housing bodies. The division is responsible for innovation in housing design and delivery; research and development; corporate communication; ADF member and family communication; and media management.

Mr Robert Henman
BBus (Accounting), CPA, GAICD, AdvDipFLM and FFTP

General Manager, Investment Management

The General Manager, Investment Management is primarily responsible for the investment property portfolio, including overseeing DHA IML activity; and treasury (e.g. cash flow, managing investments and borrowings, and liquidity management); managing organisational risk, including development of an annual risk management plan; business continuity; fraud prevention; and insurances.

Mr Ross Jordan
BA, LLB, MSc and GAICD

Company Secretary

The Company Secretary works closely with the Chairman, Board of Directors and the Managing Director. The Company Secretary is responsible for Board secretariat duties, parliamentary liaison; shareholder liaison; corporate governance practices and reporting (including compliance with our legislative framework and public sector reporting requirements), as well as privacy and requests for information.

Mr Brett Jorgensen
MBus, BEng (Honours), AdvDipBus, DipREM and DipCMgt

General Manager, Property and Tenancy Services

The General Manager, Property and Tenancy Services is responsible for meeting business objectives related to the delivery of housing and related services to ADF members and their families. This includes property and tenancy management services; housing allocation and maintenance services; customer service; accommodation booking services; and the administration of Defence-paid allowances. The division is responsible for managing, maintaining and enhancing our relationship with the DoD.

Mr Shane Nielsen
BASc (Computing Science)

General Manager, Business Enablement

The General Manager, Business Enablement is responsible for the delivery of business-as-usual corporate services, including information communication technology and infrastructure, telephony, human resource management and corporate shared services. The division is responsible for information technology initiatives that provide organisational efficiency and improve customer service. The division also supports organisational project management, business contract fulfilment, learning and development, and work health and safety.

Figure 1: Our links to the Australian Government as at 30 June 2015

Figure 2: Our organisational structure as at 30 June 2015